Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside

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Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside
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North American Nintendo 64 cover art
Developer(s)Left Field Productions
Publisher(s)Nintendo
Producer(s)James Maxwell
Programmer(s)Michael Lamb
Artist(s)Jeff Godfrey
Composer(s)Chris Lamb
Platform(s)Nintendo 64
Release
  • NA: April 27, 1998[1]
  • EU: June 10, 1998
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single player, multiplayer

Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside, sometimes mislabeled as Kobe Bryant's NBA Courtside,[2][3][4][5][6][7] is a basketball simulation game for the Nintendo 64. It was released in 1998 and received a Player's Choice designation after selling one million copies. At the time of the game's release, Kobe Bryant was in his second NBA season and at age 19, was the youngest player to have a game named for him. It was followed by a sequel, NBA Courtside 2: Featuring Kobe Bryant, released in 1999.

Gameplay[]

Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside features 5-on-5 gameplay. There are three modes: Pre-Season (Exhibition), Season, and Playoffs. In both Season and Playoffs modes, players have the option to simulate games.

Team rosters reflect the 1997-98 NBA season with two notable omissions: Chicago Bulls superstar Michael Jordan, and Golden State Warriors star Latrell Sprewell. Due to licensing agreements, a fictional player named "Roster Player #98" is used in Jordan's place. Upon the game's release, Sprewell was serving a 68-game suspension from the league due to a 1997 choking incident.

Development[]

Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside was first announced at the November 1997 Nintendo Space World, though it did not yet have the Kobe Bryant branding and was to be titled simply "NBA Courtside".[8]

Reception[]

The game received "favorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Casamassina, Matt (April 27, 1998). "Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b McNamara, Andy; Anderson, Paul; Reiner, Andrew (May 1998). "Kobe Bryant's NBA Courtside". Game Informer. No. 61. FuncoLand. Archived from the original on September 9, 1999. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Dr. Moo (May 1998). "Kobe Bryant's NBA Courtside Review". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on June 13, 1998. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Johnny Ballgame (May 1998). "Kobe Bryant's NBA Courtside". GamePro. No. 116. IDG Entertainment. p. 101. Archived from the original on December 13, 2004. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Toose, Dan (August 1998). "Kobe Bryant's NBA Courtside". Hyper. No. 58. Next Media Pty Ltd. p. 57. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Kitts, Martin (July 1998). "Kobe Bryant's NBA Courtside (Import)". N64 Magazine. No. 17. Future plc. pp. 66–67.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "Kobe Bryant's NBA Courtside". Nintendo Power. Vol. 107. Nintendo of America. April 1998. p. 96. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  8. ^ "Nintendo 64 Previews: NBA Basketball". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 103. Ziff Davis. February 1998. p. 48.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b "Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside for Nintendo 64". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 4, 2019. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
  10. ^ Cook, Brad. "Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside – Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
  11. ^ "Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside". Consoles + (in French). No. 78. July–August 1998. pp. 112–13.
  12. ^ Edge staff (July 1998). "Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside". Edge. No. 60. Future plc. p. 90. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
  13. ^ "Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside". Electronic Gaming Monthly. Ziff Davis. 1998.
  14. ^ Higgins, Geoff "El Nino"; Ngo, George "Eggo" (May 1998). "[Kobe Bryant in] NBA Courtside". GameFan. Vol. 6 no. 5. Metropolis Media. p. 54. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  15. ^ Alway, Robin (August 1998). "Review: Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside". GamesMaster. No. 71. Future plc. p. 67. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  16. ^ MacDonald, Ryan (May 1, 1998). "Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside Review [date mislabeled as "April 28, 2000"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
  17. ^ Kitts, Martin (August 1998). "Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside". N64 Magazine. No. 18. Future plc. pp. 68–70.

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